Afghans. The last C17 List it did off on August 30th this afternoon at 3 29 p. M. East coast time. The last manned aircraft is cheering the airspace above afghanistan. We got everyone out and were done. A poignant moment. Over 4000 americans died in afghanistan over two decades. Last week enlisted marines who were infants what troops first arrived in the country. Finally after decades its done. Is it done. Just moments after the clip you just saw, we left afghanistan for good general mckenzie said actually not all of us did leave. There are still americans trapped in afghanistan. The United States Military left them behind. Watch. We know American Citizens came out on the last, what we call the joint tactical filtration, the last five jets to leave. We maintained bringing them in immediately before departure. We were not able to bring any americans out. That ended about 12 hours before our exit. We continued the outreach and prepared to bring them to the last minute. None made it to th
Since august 14th. They solved problem after problem to keep the mission moving forward. They did this because for the thousands of State Department and u. S. Aid employees who served in afghanistan for the past 20 years this Evacuation Operation was very personal. Many worked Hand In hand for years with afghan partners. Many of whom became trusted friends. We also lost cherished members of our foreign Service Community in afghanistan. Well never forget them. Helping americans our foreign partners who have been by our side for 20 years and afghans at risk at this critical moment was more than just a high Stakes Assignment for our team. It was a sacred duty. And the world saw how our diplomats rose to the challenge with determination and heart. U. S. Service members in kabul did heroic work securing the airport, protecting civilians of many nationalities including Tens Of Thousands of afghans and Air Lifting them out. They also providing vital support right now caring for afghans on Mil